Rare Giacometti chandelier bought for £250 in London set to sell for £7m
Piece acquired by English painter in antiques shop in 1960s has been confirmed as lost work by Italian sculptor Sometimes a hunch pays off, and...
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Italy seeks Russian oligarch whose seized yachts disappeared from Sardinia
Dmitry Mazepin’s vessels, both called Aldabra, went missing within weeks of each other last summer Russia-Ukraine war – latest news updates Italian authorities are on...
Gina Lollobrigida, Italian star of the 1950s and 60s, dies aged 95
Actor, photojournalist and sex symbol was best known for appearances in films such as Beat the Devil, Solomon and Sheba and Buona Sera, Mrs Campbell...
Prada toes line between useful and zany at Milan fashion week
Fashion label took things you might already own – a white vest, a backpack – and turned them into must-have pieces No one comes to...
US-born princess vows to stay in Rome villa despite eviction order
Saga continues over property housing Caravaggio’s only ceiling fresco as fifth auction fails to attract bids A princess living in a villa in Rome that...
Vatican reopens investigation into teenager who went missing in 1983
Emanuela Orlandi case has triggered several theories but never yielded any concrete answers The Vatican has reopened an investigation into the disappearance of Emanuela Orlandi,...
Benedict XVI funeral draws estimated 100,000 Catholics to St Peter’s Square
National leaders and royals among those gathered to see Pope Francis bury his predecessor An estimated 100,000 Catholics descended on St Peter’s Square for the...
Ex-pope Benedict XVI dies aged 95 – latest tributes and reaction
Vatican announces pope emeritus to lie in state in St Peter’s Basilica from Monday after passing away on Saturday morning Benedict XVI’s life in pictures...
China bridles as EU states prepare to scale up Covid monitoring
France joins Spain and Italy in requiring arrivals to show a negative result with the UK to follow suit European countries are preparing to scale...
EU states resist joining Italy on Covid testing for arrivals from China
Italy urges action at European level as more than 50% of recent arrivals from China test positive at Milan airport Member states of the European...
